NBA wrap: Kevin Love, Minnesota pop Philadelphia, 126-95

PHILADELPHIA — Kevin Love scored 16 of his 26 points in a dominant third quarter and Nikola Pekovic had 16 points and 14 rebounds to lead Minnesota to a 126-95 win over the 76ers on Monday night.

Kevin Martin scored 18 points and Corey Brewer had 15 to help the Timberwolves move back to .500 (17-17). Minnesota made 16 of 26 three-pointers.

Thaddeus Young scored 20 points for the Sixers, who saw their four-game winning streak end. The Sixers had won the final four games of a six-game road trip.

The Timberwolves ended any threat of Philadelphia extending its streak in a hurry. They led by 16 at the half and Love hit a pair of threes in the third to build a 31-point lead.

The Timberwolves had seven players score in double figures.

The undersized Sixers simply had no answer for Love and Pekovic underneath, and in Love's case, also beyond the arc. Young, named before the game as the Eastern Conference Player of the Week, gamely tried to shut down the duo.

Love and the Timberwolves turned the game into a blowout in the third. He hit his first three for a 24-point lead, converted a three-point play for a 25-point lead, then nailed another three late in the quarter to make it 96-71.